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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1896
Page
1
The article surveys African travel etiquette, advising respect for chiefs, advance notice, and gifts to gain cooperation, then shifts to anecdotes about Li Hung Chang’s party, a Chinese ditty about alimony, Spain’s papers, Wordsworth lore, and a witty American remark on marriage.
Army worms spread by the millions across Mohave county after recent heavy rains yet cause minimal plant damage. Wallapai Indians welcome the invasion, collecting worms in baskets to prepare a soup from their bodies, discarding the skins, and cooking the contents in a kettle to create a rich broth.
A Berlin eatery installs a patent hook system that rocks coats after hanging via a snap rack in the hatrack. Regular guests receive a key, transient guests request their overcoats from the waiter. Since adoption no overcoats have been stolen, reducing trouble for proprietor and patrons.
The Santa Fe railroad boasts a record September with 5555 cars handled, a peak not matched by any road. Mr. Titus credits strong Panhandle Utah Arizona New Mexico receipts for the surge, as the largest cattle export from those states to Kansas pastures went through Kansas City this season.
A Yale divinity student fired a toy rifle at a lamp in Dinvity Hall, the bullet lodging in a professor’s wall. Professor Fleiton traced the ball’s path with precise calculation to the recipient, who denied involvement until the student confessed and urged dropping the matter.
The Farmer of Paris predicts 344000000 bushels of French wheat with a surplus, The London Times cites 24000000 for Great Britain above 1895, Russian shipments reach 193000000 bushels, and the Washington Bureau notes generally favorable European crops but possible British forage shortages if drought persists.
Salinas farmers back Spreckles proposal to build the world’s largest sugar factory in Salinas. It would consume 3000 tons of beets daily and produce 450 tons of refined sugar, contingent on growing enough beets. Contracts already signed to secure 30 000 acres annually for supply.
California advances in lemon production reduce Chilean imports as the state improves packing and curing. By early 20th century the Chilean lemon will be small in the U S while California dominates. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe livestock agent predicts Texas cattle feeding will fall to about 25 percent of last year, with a favorable market next spring for corn or cottonseed fed stock.
A reflective line notes that many spend life seeking their side of bread before realizing they dislike butter, mixing humor with a moral about choosing wisely.
W S Stratton, owner of the Independence mine, has become immensely wealthy yet faces ongoing threats and pressures. Despite a fortune of at least 20 million dollars, he limits withdrawals to 100000 a month, cannot enjoy lavish living, and endures daily intimidation while generosity invites blackmail. A Prescott wager on gold in sandstone illustrates the era’s gold fever and impractical mining bets.
Government plans lawsuits exceeding 500000 dollars against major Alabama lumber firms and turpentine distillers. Evidence shows 2300 government acres logged with 13654 trees yielding over 5 million feet of lumber. Action targets buyers of moonshine lumber to curb the depredations.
Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff reports Mercury and Venus each rotate once per orbit around the sun, giving each planet one day per year. Venus is cloud covered with a thick atmosphere, while Mercury has none. Nearby, Chicago and Boston library usage drew contrasting readings about borrowing habits.
The text states Noah advertised the flood and prospered while others struggled to survive disasters. It also claims Belgium, the most densely populated country in Europe, is the most intemperate per statistics compiled by Bohn.
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